Blue Buffalo Territory Sales Lead -Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska

As a Territory Sales Lead, you will be delivering growth of Blue Buffalo by meeting and exceeding business targets in Neighborhood/Independent Pet Store retail accounts in your assigned market (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

SELLING & INFLUENTIAL COMMUNICATION

• Grow BLUE via selling in new and existing products in Neighborhood/Independent Pet Store retail accounts within defined geography
• Serve as the primary contact for store owners, managers, and distributor representatives
  • Conduct business reviews with customers to review sales results and future opportunities
  • Execute effective customer education and build and maintain productive relationships
  • Partner closely with distributors to educate and gain recommendation
  • Leverage trade dollars and in store activation opportunities to increase sales

PROBLEM SOLVING & ANALYTICS

• Use insights and execute category leadership including: assortment reviews, pricing analysis, seasonal reviews and programs, new item introductions, promotional planning, evaluation and consumer usage analysis
• Log visits and activity daily using Salesforce

EXECUTIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Take personal accountability and ownership for results, and deeply understand customer needs
• Be enthusiastic about BLUE products, categories, and brand priorities and how to link those to the customer
• Provide in store execution support
• Manage trade dollars and budgets as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years Sales experience selling and servicing retail customers
• Valid drivers license
• Ability to build partnerships and communicate effectively across and throughout an organization, including facilitating presentations
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated ability to adopt and learn new technology and tools
• Able to travel daily, sit in car/drive up to 4 hours per day or more, 20% overnight travel and some weekend work
• Able to lift and carry 30 lbs
• Must live within assigned geography
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pet enthusiast
• Experience with CRM systems and Tableau

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $68700.00 - $103200.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.